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#6 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Playstation 3, 2009)

This game kind of got me back into video games after a few years of not playing much. It's the reason that I bought a PS3. It's the reason that I have 55 Platinum trophies. So in a way, it ruined my life.



Just kidding. I love the Uncharted series, and it might be my favorite series in video games (I think Final Fantasy and Super Mario Bros. are contenders for that title too). The action and adventure formula of third-person shooting combined with exploration and traversal just does not get old for me.

But I've talked about the Uncharted games three times before now. What makes Uncharted 2 so much better than the others? Well to start, I think it has the tightest story. It introduces a bit of globe-trotting for the first time, but still remains focused on Nathan Drake's quest to find treasure. Uncharted 2 introduces a few great new characters, including the franchise's most memorable villains. The conflict between Chloe and Elena is personal and relatable and understandable, and is a nice way of making Nate re-evaluate his priorities and bringing something extra to his character. And poor Cameraman Jeff! Rest in peace forever my man.



The places that the game takes you are some of my favorite environments from the series. The monastery is definitely the stand-out for me, but Nepal and Borneo are both also gorgeous and fun to explore. The setpiece moments are not to be forgotten, especially the train sequence, which is a GOAT piece of video gaming.

The gameplay is tremendously improved from Drake's Fortune. Certainly the most significant quality improvement in the seriesalthough 3 and 4 did add some cool new features, it was nothing compared to what 2 brought to the table. The enemies feel more fair, the pacing is perfect, and there are a lot more options for getting around during fights. It's really night and day, the different between Uncharted 1 and 2.



Uncharted 2 is the first game in the series to feature multiplayer, both cooperative and competitive. The cooperative levels were an incredible challenge and I loved playing through them over and over with Wigs and DpOblivion. The competitive mode remains my favorite among any online shooter; I wish I could still go back to it (they shut it down a little while ago unfortunately). The focus on weapon control is something that I wish games still did, instead of all this loadout bullshit.



In my opinion, Uncharted 2 was perfect. The PS4 remaster was a great excuse to play through it all again, and it still looks fantastic. It's the definitive action blockbuster game and probably will retain that title for me for a long, long time.

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